SOC 53-7031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Dredge Operators prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.

Level I across metros$38,460 – $62,546Kansas City, MO to Houston, TX

Median Level IV, major metros$62,463Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Dredge Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Dredge Operators (SOC 53-7031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,460 in Kansas City, MO to $62,546 in Houston, TX, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $62,463. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $56,056, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 9 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 11. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Anchorage, AK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fairbanks-College, AK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Anniston-Oxford, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Auburn-Opelika, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Birmingham, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Decatur, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Dothan, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Gadsden, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Huntsville, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Mobile, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Montgomery, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,674	50,711	53,727	56,764
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fort Smith, AR-OK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hot Springs, AR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Jonesboro, AR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Flagstaff, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Tucson, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Yuma, AZ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Chico, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
El Centro, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fresno, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Merced, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Modesto, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Napa, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Redding, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Salinas, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Stockton-Lodi, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Vallejo, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Visalia, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Yuba City, CA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Boulder, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Colorado Springs, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Grand Junction, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Greeley, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Pueblo, CO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
New Haven, CT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Dover, DE	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Gainesville, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Homosassa Springs, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Jacksonville, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Ocala, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Port St. Lucie, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Punta Gorda, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Sebring, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Tallahassee, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	43,202	49,151	55,120	61,069
Albany, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Columbus, GA-AL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Dalton, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Gainesville, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hinesville, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Rome, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Savannah, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Valdosta, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Warner Robins, GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Guam MSA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Ames, IA	55,973	58,573	61,194	63,794
Cedar Rapids, IA	55,391	57,221	59,052	60,882
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Dubuque, IA	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Iowa City, IA	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,620	57,304	59,010	60,695
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,140	58,386	60,612	62,858
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,378	54,933	59,509	64,064
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	56,223	58,407	60,591	62,775
Boise City, ID	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Idaho Falls, ID	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Pocatello, ID	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Twin Falls, ID	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bloomington, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Decatur, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kankakee, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Peoria, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Rockford, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Springfield, IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bloomington, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Columbus, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Evansville, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fort Wayne, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kokomo, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Muncie, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Terre Haute, IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,687	44,928	50,149	55,391
Lawrence, KS	40,040	44,928	49,816	54,704
Manhattan, KS	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Topeka, KS	39,292	44,325	49,359	54,392
Wichita, KS	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bowling Green, KY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Elizabethtown, KY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Owensboro, KY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Paducah, KY-IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Alexandria, LA	44,034	46,364	48,672	51,002
Baton Rouge, LA	44,887	47,050	49,213	51,376
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,552	47,383	49,192	51,023
Hammond, LA	46,676	48,360	50,045	51,730
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	45,136	47,237	49,338	51,439
Lafayette, LA	46,197	47,778	49,338	50,919
Lake Charles, LA	44,034	46,364	48,672	51,002
Monroe, LA	44,034	46,364	48,672	51,002
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,887	47,528	50,149	52,791
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,034	46,364	48,672	51,002
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	44,034	46,364	48,672	51,002
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	44,388	47,112	49,858	52,583
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,032	46,967	48,880	50,815
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Barnstable Town, MA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Pittsfield, MA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Springfield, MA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Worcester, MA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lexington Park, MD	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Salisbury, MD	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bangor, ME	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Portland-South Portland, ME	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Ann Arbor, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Battle Creek, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bay City, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Flint, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Jackson, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Midland, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Monroe, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Niles, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Saginaw, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Traverse City, MI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Duluth, MN-WI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Mankato, MN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Rochester, MN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
St. Cloud, MN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,148	45,407	52,645	59,904
Columbia, MO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Jefferson City, MO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Joplin, MO-KS	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kansas City, MO-KS	38,460	44,242	50,004	55,786
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,272	45,448	52,624	59,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,876	46,572	54,288	61,984
Springfield, MO	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,458	45,095	50,752	56,389
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hattiesburg, MS	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Jackson, MS	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Billings, MT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bozeman, MT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Great Falls, MT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Helena, MT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Missoula, MT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Asheville, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Burlington, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,876	52,708	66,519	80,351
Fayetteville, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Goldsboro, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Greensboro-High Point, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Greenville, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Jacksonville, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Raleigh-Cary, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Rocky Mount, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Wilmington, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Winston-Salem, NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bismarck, ND	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Fargo, ND-MN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Minot, ND	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Grand Island, NE	39,770	44,679	49,608	54,517
Lincoln, NE	39,770	44,679	49,608	54,517
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,770	44,679	49,608	54,517
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,770	44,679	49,608	54,517
Omaha, NE-IA	39,770	44,679	49,608	54,517
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,770	44,679	49,608	54,517
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	52,708	57,471	62,234	66,997
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	56,660	61,464	66,248	71,053
Vineland, NJ	56,660	61,464	66,248	71,053
Albuquerque, NM	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Farmington, NM	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Las Cruces, NM	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Santa Fe, NM	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Carson City, NV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Reno, NV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Binghamton, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Elmira, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Glens Falls, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Ithaca, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kingston, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Rochester, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Syracuse, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Utica-Rome, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Akron, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Canton-Massillon, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Cleveland, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Columbus, OH	44,596	47,757	50,940	54,101
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Lima, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Mansfield, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	44,471	47,591	50,711	53,831
Sandusky, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Springfield, OH	44,596	47,757	50,940	54,101
Toledo, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,012	48,464	51,896	55,349
Enid, OK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lawton, OK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Oklahoma City, OK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Tulsa, OK	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Albany, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bend, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Corvallis, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Grants Pass, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Medford, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Salem, OR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Altoona, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Chambersburg, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Erie, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Gettysburg, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Johnstown, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lancaster, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lebanon, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	45,927	52,125	58,324	64,522
Pittsburgh, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Reading, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
State College, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Williamsport, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
York-Hanover, PA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Aguadilla, PR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Arecibo, PR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Guayama, PR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Mayaguez, PR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Ponce, PR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Columbia, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Florence, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Spartanburg, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Sumter, SC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Rapid City, SD	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Cleveland, TN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Jackson, TN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Johnson City, TN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Knoxville, TN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Morristown, TN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Abilene, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Amarillo, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	62,296	65,271	68,224	71,199
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,047	65,084	68,120	71,157
College Station-Bryan, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Corpus Christi, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Eagle Pass, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,860	64,813	67,788	70,741
El Paso, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,735	64,855	67,954	71,074
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	62,546	65,500	68,432	71,386
Killeen-Temple, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Laredo, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Longview, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Lubbock, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Midland, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Odessa, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
San Angelo, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Sherman-Denison, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Texarkana, TX-AR	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Tyler, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Victoria, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Waco, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
Wichita Falls, TX	61,173	64,293	67,413	70,533
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Logan, UT-ID	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Ogden, UT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
St. George, UT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Charlottesville, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Harrisonburg, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Lynchburg, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Richmond, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Roanoke, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Winchester, VA-WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bellingham, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Walla Walla, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Yakima, WA	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Appleton, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Eau Claire, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Fond du Lac, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Green Bay, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Kenosha, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Madison, WI	45,989	49,983	53,997	57,991
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,740	50,024	54,288	58,573
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Sheboygan, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,220	49,484	53,768	58,032
Wausau, WI	45,282	49,546	53,831	58,095
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,927	50,274	54,600	58,948
Beckley, WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Charleston, WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Morgantown, WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Wheeling, WV-OH	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Casper, WY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Cheyenne, WY	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,629	56,056	62,463

Annual salary in U.S. dollars, rounded up. Source: DOL OFLC prevailing wage data, effective July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, computed directly from the DOL file (methodology). Page updated 2026-10-14.

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